What is craft? Is it the Mona Lisa, Martha Stewart gone bad or a treacherous muse who refuses to show up? At June’s CreativeMornings Palm Beach event, within the walls of the Boca Raton Museum of Art, craft was as simple as making (something). Something to be enjoyed, experienced, celebrated and shared.

Jennifer O'Brien, Executive Director at Resource Depot, took the stage to define and democratize craft. In her inspiring, humorous talk, Jennifer assured us that we too can craft. Craft is as easy as crying in the car (parenting) or turning waste into wonder. Just beware of the creative process (particularly Step 3: This sucks, and Step 4: I suck). And when you’re struggling, remember: forget the end user. Craft for yourself, and be free.

Last month we all gathered in the beautiful Kelsey Theater! Purgreens provided a delicious cold oatmeal and tasty juices while Subculture caffeinated us with their delicious coffee.AJ Brockman took the stage and quickly we were in awe of his story, tenacity, and how ridiculously talented he is!As an award-winning artist and Visionary genius, AJ is truly inspiring. He spoke on May’s Theme of “Commitment” sharing his story of how he didn’t let his disability (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) stifle him from fulfilling his dreams. Instead, he used his single hand to become an award-winning digital painter with a million dollar finger! He left all of us feeling like we can do anything as long as we are committed to the vision, process, and serving for the betterment of the community around us!*

Watch the video here:

Join us on Friday, June 15 at the Boca Raton Art Museum to hear Jennifer O'Brien, the Executive Director at Resource Depot, a creative reuse & learning center talk about ‘Craft.’ LEARN MORE

What is it like to attend a CreativeMornings Palm Beach lecture & breakfast? Here is a 25-second glimpse from our February 2018 event at Grandview Public Market. Thank you to our volunteer producer and video creator, Reese Hendrik Blanke of FireOptic http://fireoptic.us/

Don’t miss our next event on March 16 with John Englander, an oceanographer, consultant and leading expert on sea level rise.

Can you believe we are turning ONE already this January 2018? We feel so grateful to all of YOU who stood behind our mission to foster a close-knit creative culture throughout the Palm Beaches through the magic of CreativeMornings. We feel fortunate to connect so many remarkable people together on a monthly basis over breakfast and an inspirational talk. We’ve shared a whole year of incredible stories and moments. But the best is yet to come. Hope you are ready for another year of tribe-vibes, hugs and high-fives.

Here are some of our favorite highlights from 2017:

CMPB Community: 553 members

Social Reach: 835 followers on Instagram

Moments Captured: 761 Photos

Most Attended: August with Jeff Perlman

Places We Went: 10 unique venues

Partners We Adore: 45+ awesome businesses

We couldn’ve have done this without YOU! To celebrate our first anniversary, we invite you to join us on two separate occasions on January 19:

We know this has been a tough week for all of us in Florida. Many of you are still struggling with post-Irma clean-up, damages, and power outages. Our hearts are heavy seeing so much hardship all around. And yet, there is a certain power in the aftermath of a disaster to bring people closer together, to humble us, and make us kinder.We regret to inform you that we will not be having our CreativeMornings Palm Beach event tomorrow due to the Hurricane Irma aftermath. After checking with our speaker and venue, we are unable to reschedule this event for either 9/22 or 9/29. Therefore, we are choosing to cancel it completely and begin planning for October 20th.

However, in the theme of ‘Compassion’, we will hold an informal meetup this month to host a Hurricane Irma relief effort, plus get our tribe together for a cup of coffee. There will be no speaker, no official presentation, but we’ll have some time to gather, share each other’s space, and unite to give back to those who need it most. We are in the middle of arranging all the details. Stay tuned for another announcement.

Last month we had the opportunity to gather and scope out the new TK2 Academy - Coding Bootcamp in Boca Raton, who so generously hosted our July Event. Delivery Dudes, one of our loved local sponsors, provided us with a delish bagel breakfast including all sorts of fancy schmears - lox spread yo! As always we enjoyed conversation over Subculture Coffee or Alchemy Juice for our non-caffeinated morning people. Palm Beach’s own “Young Millennial Go-getter to Watch”, Alexa Carlin, took the stage to encourage us to shift our focus from inequality to equality. Watch video (produced by AR Design) below to relive:

CMPB June was unbelievable! We’ve never seen so many people at our event before. Thankful to all of you for your loyal support and spreading the goodness of CreativeMornings to your own circle. We love that our tribe has doubled in just 6 months and we look forward to continuing to rock your mornings!

Check out the video from June with Steve Nudelberg

His book “Confessions of a Serial Salesman” is now available for purchase HERE. Watch the video to see Steve reveal a couple of the tips.

The month of May found the Palm Beach chapter of Creative Mornings charging forth and chatting it up in one of the pristine lecture rooms of the Palm Beach Photographic Center. The magnificent morning was presided over by speaker Roy B. Assad, who gave an empowered speech about self-worth and serendipity. The bagels were delicious, the Subculture coffee was piping hot, and the inspiration was heavy thick.

April’s CMPB took place at Saltwater Brewery, which we packed to the brim with morning people, all excited to get their monthly dose of motivation. The event kicked off with a mini concert from Palm Beach Music Therapy Institute and ended with a fun-filled raffle. Many of us brought our own mugs to save on waste for Earth Day, which was the day after the event. Our speaker, Amanda Perna, was a pure delight, engaging the crowd with her incredible story (and fashion) about going beyond one’s comfort zones and continuing on. We are continually blown away by the attendance and the talent of CreativeMornings Palm Beach. As always, thanks to everyone who came, our speaker, sponsors and venue.